Discourses of Power

1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-631-19093-6
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 290 g

In this accessible yet provocative text Barry Hindess provides a new interpretation of concepts of power within Western social thought, from Hobbes' notion of "sovereign power" to Foucault's account of "government". This book will be welcomed as an important contemporary contribution to one of the key debates in social and political theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hindess, Barry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.

2. That Mortal God: Hobbes on Power and the Sovereign.

3. A Right of Making Laws: Locke on Political Power and Morality.

4. The Supreme Exercise of Power: Lukes and Critical Theory.

5. Discipline and Cherish: Foucault on Power, Government and Domination.

6. Conclusion.

Notes.

References.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Barry Hindess is Professor at the Research School of Social Sciences at The Australian National University. His previous books include Politics and Class Analysis (Blackwell, 1987) and Political Choice and Social Structure (1989).